WJOK

WJOK
Broadcast areaGreen Bay-Appleton-Oshkosh
Frequency1050 kHz
BrandingRelevant Radio
Programming
FormatChristian radio
AffiliationsRelevant Radio
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
September 25, 1965 (1965-09-25)
Former call signs
WKAU (1965–1984)
WQWM (1984–1993)
WSGC (1993–1999)
Call sign meaning
Jesus Our King (backronymed calls; formerly stood for "Jock" for last commercial sports format)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID19879
ClassB
Power1,000 watts day
500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
44°14′51″N 88°18′00″W / 44.24750°N 88.30000°W / 44.24750; -88.30000
Translator(s)95.7 MHz W239CV (Oshkosh)
107.9 MHz W300CM (Appleton)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websiterelevantradio.com

WJOK (1050 AM) is a Roman Catholic Christian formatted radio station licensed to Kaukauna, Wisconsin, that serves the Green Bay and Appleton-Oshkosh areas. The station is owned by the Green Bay-based Relevant Radio network.

The station originally signed on as WKAU in a Top 40 format. In 1984, the station was sold to Quinn Martin of Milwaukee who changed the call letters to his initials, WQWM, and made it an oldies music format. The station changed hands again in 1993 to a new ownership who changed the calls to WSGC and the format to "Positive Country" music. Another sale in 1999 resulted in the station becoming all-sports "1050 The Jock, WJOK," which carried programming from the national Sports Fan Radio Network as well as local broadcasts of Wisconsin Timber Rattlers baseball. WJOK was purchased by Starboard Broadcasting in 2000, and the station joined Starboard's Relevant Radio network on November 26 of that year.[2]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WJOK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Klister, Eric (Nov 29, 2000). "Kaukauna radio station is sold, switches formats". Appleton Post-Crescent. ProQuest 437128553 – via ProQuest.